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A large section of the society in Urban India is unable to afford a basic dwelling unit. Housing ... more A large section of the society in Urban India is unable to afford a basic dwelling unit. Housing shortage due to the rising unafforability makes it logical to consider alternative technologies more seriously for their application How far do these alternative technologies match up with the conventional techniques? How do these integrate with the present-day need for urban amenities and facilities? Are the owners of bamboo dwellings, for instance, a part of the mainstream housing sector, having the same rights and privileges as those enjoyed by other property owners? Will they have access to loans for building, improving, renovating or repairing their dwellings? Why do we still hesitate to build a bamboo house for ourselves? Is our policy framework and political resolve in place, to welcome such alternative technologies? It is time we found these answers, in order to explore the reasons for large-scale nonacceptance, of a technology proven for its worthiness.
bstract— A large section of the population in Urban India is unable to afford a basic dwelling un... more bstract— A large section of the population in Urban India is unable to afford a basic dwelling unit. Housing shortage triggered by the rising unaffordability makes it logical to re-asses the application of alternative technology. After having resolved technical issues of how far these match up with the conventional techniques and integrate with the present-day urban amenities, a series of questions emerge. Can the owners of dwellings which use parallel materials or technology, be a part of the mainstream housing sector, having the same rights and privileges as those enjoyed by other property owners? Will they have access to loans for building, renovating or repairing their dwellings? Is our policy framework and political resolve in place, to welcome such alternative technologies? It is this part of the research that focuses on the internally inconsistent sections within the policies. Here the intent and the content conflict each other. As part of the investigation, ‘The National Hou...
With urban population in India growing rapidly, a non-elitist section is created in each growing ... more With urban population in India growing rapidly, a non-elitist section is created in each growing city. This Section of Society is referred to as the Urban Poor, characterized by an economy which is "below subsistence level", poor Quality of Life, over burdened and/or nonexistent facilities, amenities and basic services. Their "informal" status excludes them from the benefits accrued by mainstream "legal" citizens. They occupy slums within a city, live in shanties and squatter settlements, and work on a daily-wage-basis. Their numbers follow a multiplier growth pattern. They encroach upon prime urban land, live in non habitable dwellings. A conventional pucca (permanent) house is far beyond their means. With all good intentions, the Government is unable to provide them affordable houses. They ask for daily bread, but are offered a piece of cake. There is no control on sky rocketing land prices, as well as those of the conventional building materials like...
This paper cites relevant provisions in the National Housing Policies, where the thrust is clearl... more This paper cites relevant provisions in the National Housing Policies, where the thrust is clearly on Housing for the Urban Poor, along with the inclusion of research outcomes in the area of alternative materials and technology in order to lower construction costs. The intention has been "Affordable Housing for all, hence the policies create room for standardization of building components, to facilitate ease and speed of construction. All Government instruments appear to be in place for receiving innovation; As a spin off to the space created for action research showcasing alternative low cost solutions to the acute housing shortages on account of non affordability, the research focus needs to shift to identification of obstacles that exist in the mobilization, implementation, and transformation of the intent and content of the policies in to a working reality. It is the action that has to follow the policy formulation that needs to be detailed out, if one is serious about the ...
Architecture is based on and contributes to the collective human experience. While thus embodying... more Architecture is based on and contributes to the collective human experience. While thus embodying a certain continuity and maintaining unity, it also represents change and embraces diversity. The balance is struck by the interplay between culture, ecology, materials, technology, economics, and function. These both set boundaries as also fuel a combination of the architects' analytical insights and creative syntheses, which are finally responsible for giving rise to the range of built forms. This movement can be visualized along temporal, spatial and functional planes. The edifice of the creative non-rational element must be based on a firm foundation of rationality. Innovations will thus be made those that work and are well received will be copied and preserved. Others will fall by the wayside, leading to the survival of the fittest, much as it happens in biological evolution. The profession can flourish only if it adapts to various emergent challenges while maintaining its core...
Urbanization leading to urban expansion and densification of urban centers has increased the vuln... more Urbanization leading to urban expansion and densification of urban centers has increased the vulnerability of fire risks and is challenging for the fundamental public services of fire. The study, analytically evaluated the historical fire incident dataset to explore the urban fire dynamics with potential dimensions of space and time, adopting a statistical regression model with ANOVA test for temporal analysis, and the spatial statistical technique in geographic information systems (GIS), and remote sensing (RS) techniques for spatial analysis. Temporal analysis results statistically proved the association of fire incidents with urbanizing population growth and weather conditions, identifying the peak period of fire occurrence during hot afternoon hours. The spatial analysis assessed the potential fire risk areas identifying the hotspot area by the Getis-Ord Gi* technique in the central and extending towards the eastern part of the city. Quantification of all identified significant fire risk areas with population densities was evaluated from the land use land cover (LULC) built environment for accuracy, helping decision-makers deploy immediate resource allocation and proactive planning. The application of the study output has the potential to assess the probable high-risk areas of similar cities of developing countries upgrading the NDMA requirement to build urban resilient infrastructure in accord with Smart City Mission.
Fire Service is the fundamental civic service to protect citizens from irrecoverable, heavy losse... more Fire Service is the fundamental civic service to protect citizens from irrecoverable, heavy losses of lives and property. Hotspot analysis of structure fires is essential to estimate people and property at risk. Hotspot analysis for the peak period of last decade, using a GIS-based spatial analyst and statistical techniques through the Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) and Getis-Ord Gi* with Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) interpolation is performed, revealing fire risk zones at the city ward micro level. Using remote sensing, outputs of hotspot analysis are integrated with the built environment of Land Use Land Cover (LULC) to quantify the accurate built-up areas and population density of identified fire risk zones. KDE delineates 34 wards as hotspots, while Getis-Ord Gi* delineates 17 wards within the KDE hotspot, the central core areas having the highest built-up and population density. A temporal analysis reveals the maximum fires on Thursday during the hot afternoon hours from 12...
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2021
Abstract Urbanization is a probable global phenomenon through the expansion and densification of ... more Abstract Urbanization is a probable global phenomenon through the expansion and densification of urban centres challenging the emergency fire service which is an essential public service for sustainable growth. Urban centres are experiencing an incremental rise in fire incidences vulnerably causing significant loss of life and property threatening sustainable development. Adequate provisions of fire service facilities are essential to ensure sustainability through life safety, property protection, continuity of operations, environmental protection, and heritage conservation. With the aim to assess sustainable urbanization with the adequacy of fire service provision, interpretations of benchmark assessment BMA are essential to identify the substantial service gaps for up-gradation in the fire service facility. The study assessed fire service availability, proximity, and service area gap using geoinformation technology adopting the GIS tool combined with statistical analysis contexting the case of the typical urban centre of Nagpur city. Response distance approach through Euclidean distance method is adopted along with the network analysis for the evaluation of the actual service area to assess spatial accessibility. Correlation analysis of response distance between the coverage area and the population size through periods fulfills the globally accepted response distance measure of 3 km. Normalization evaluation with ranking assessed the suitability of fire service provision within the city. The application of BMA methodology has the potential to estimate the deficit for the entire country at a fast pace with immediate implications, helping efficiently upgrading the NDMA requirement to build urban resilient infrastructure and in accord with Smart City Mission.
For Bamboo to become a mainstream material of the building industry, as a material of substance; ... more For Bamboo to become a mainstream material of the building industry, as a material of substance; an up scaled value of its utility and its deliverance is where research energies have to be spent. Resolution of primary technical issues make it even more compelling to focus on why bamboo construction is not popular despite possessing qualities needed for structural members in tension. Prima Facie; more than the structural vulnerability, appearance, fire and insect attack proneness affecting durability; it is the resolution of the issue of finance, the legal status and the detailed implementation strategy, that appear to be of a greater urgency. To hand over a dwelling unit to its owner, an extra cost amounting to 28% is incurred in urban areas. The conventional system of a "financed house" becomes financially burdensome and cannot be a solution for the poor. An appropriate Deliverance system for mass housing for the Urban Poor in India, using Bamboo as an Alternative Buildin...
A large section of the society in Urban India is unable to afford a basic dwelling unit. Housing ... more A large section of the society in Urban India is unable to afford a basic dwelling unit. Housing shortage due to the rising unafforability makes it logical to consider alternative technologies more seriously for their application How far do these alternative technologies match up with the conventional techniques? How do these integrate with the present-day need for urban amenities and facilities? Are the owners of bamboo dwellings, for instance, a part of the mainstream housing sector, having the same rights and privileges as those enjoyed by other property owners? Will they have access to loans for building, improving, renovating or repairing their dwellings? Why do we still hesitate to build a bamboo house for ourselves? Is our policy framework and political resolve in place, to welcome such alternative technologies? It is time we found these answers, in order to explore the reasons for large-scale nonacceptance, of a technology proven for its worthiness.
bstract— A large section of the population in Urban India is unable to afford a basic dwelling un... more bstract— A large section of the population in Urban India is unable to afford a basic dwelling unit. Housing shortage triggered by the rising unaffordability makes it logical to re-asses the application of alternative technology. After having resolved technical issues of how far these match up with the conventional techniques and integrate with the present-day urban amenities, a series of questions emerge. Can the owners of dwellings which use parallel materials or technology, be a part of the mainstream housing sector, having the same rights and privileges as those enjoyed by other property owners? Will they have access to loans for building, renovating or repairing their dwellings? Is our policy framework and political resolve in place, to welcome such alternative technologies? It is this part of the research that focuses on the internally inconsistent sections within the policies. Here the intent and the content conflict each other. As part of the investigation, ‘The National Hou...
With urban population in India growing rapidly, a non-elitist section is created in each growing ... more With urban population in India growing rapidly, a non-elitist section is created in each growing city. This Section of Society is referred to as the Urban Poor, characterized by an economy which is "below subsistence level", poor Quality of Life, over burdened and/or nonexistent facilities, amenities and basic services. Their "informal" status excludes them from the benefits accrued by mainstream "legal" citizens. They occupy slums within a city, live in shanties and squatter settlements, and work on a daily-wage-basis. Their numbers follow a multiplier growth pattern. They encroach upon prime urban land, live in non habitable dwellings. A conventional pucca (permanent) house is far beyond their means. With all good intentions, the Government is unable to provide them affordable houses. They ask for daily bread, but are offered a piece of cake. There is no control on sky rocketing land prices, as well as those of the conventional building materials like...
This paper cites relevant provisions in the National Housing Policies, where the thrust is clearl... more This paper cites relevant provisions in the National Housing Policies, where the thrust is clearly on Housing for the Urban Poor, along with the inclusion of research outcomes in the area of alternative materials and technology in order to lower construction costs. The intention has been "Affordable Housing for all, hence the policies create room for standardization of building components, to facilitate ease and speed of construction. All Government instruments appear to be in place for receiving innovation; As a spin off to the space created for action research showcasing alternative low cost solutions to the acute housing shortages on account of non affordability, the research focus needs to shift to identification of obstacles that exist in the mobilization, implementation, and transformation of the intent and content of the policies in to a working reality. It is the action that has to follow the policy formulation that needs to be detailed out, if one is serious about the ...
Architecture is based on and contributes to the collective human experience. While thus embodying... more Architecture is based on and contributes to the collective human experience. While thus embodying a certain continuity and maintaining unity, it also represents change and embraces diversity. The balance is struck by the interplay between culture, ecology, materials, technology, economics, and function. These both set boundaries as also fuel a combination of the architects' analytical insights and creative syntheses, which are finally responsible for giving rise to the range of built forms. This movement can be visualized along temporal, spatial and functional planes. The edifice of the creative non-rational element must be based on a firm foundation of rationality. Innovations will thus be made those that work and are well received will be copied and preserved. Others will fall by the wayside, leading to the survival of the fittest, much as it happens in biological evolution. The profession can flourish only if it adapts to various emergent challenges while maintaining its core...
Urbanization leading to urban expansion and densification of urban centers has increased the vuln... more Urbanization leading to urban expansion and densification of urban centers has increased the vulnerability of fire risks and is challenging for the fundamental public services of fire. The study, analytically evaluated the historical fire incident dataset to explore the urban fire dynamics with potential dimensions of space and time, adopting a statistical regression model with ANOVA test for temporal analysis, and the spatial statistical technique in geographic information systems (GIS), and remote sensing (RS) techniques for spatial analysis. Temporal analysis results statistically proved the association of fire incidents with urbanizing population growth and weather conditions, identifying the peak period of fire occurrence during hot afternoon hours. The spatial analysis assessed the potential fire risk areas identifying the hotspot area by the Getis-Ord Gi* technique in the central and extending towards the eastern part of the city. Quantification of all identified significant fire risk areas with population densities was evaluated from the land use land cover (LULC) built environment for accuracy, helping decision-makers deploy immediate resource allocation and proactive planning. The application of the study output has the potential to assess the probable high-risk areas of similar cities of developing countries upgrading the NDMA requirement to build urban resilient infrastructure in accord with Smart City Mission.
Fire Service is the fundamental civic service to protect citizens from irrecoverable, heavy losse... more Fire Service is the fundamental civic service to protect citizens from irrecoverable, heavy losses of lives and property. Hotspot analysis of structure fires is essential to estimate people and property at risk. Hotspot analysis for the peak period of last decade, using a GIS-based spatial analyst and statistical techniques through the Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) and Getis-Ord Gi* with Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) interpolation is performed, revealing fire risk zones at the city ward micro level. Using remote sensing, outputs of hotspot analysis are integrated with the built environment of Land Use Land Cover (LULC) to quantify the accurate built-up areas and population density of identified fire risk zones. KDE delineates 34 wards as hotspots, while Getis-Ord Gi* delineates 17 wards within the KDE hotspot, the central core areas having the highest built-up and population density. A temporal analysis reveals the maximum fires on Thursday during the hot afternoon hours from 12...
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2021
Abstract Urbanization is a probable global phenomenon through the expansion and densification of ... more Abstract Urbanization is a probable global phenomenon through the expansion and densification of urban centres challenging the emergency fire service which is an essential public service for sustainable growth. Urban centres are experiencing an incremental rise in fire incidences vulnerably causing significant loss of life and property threatening sustainable development. Adequate provisions of fire service facilities are essential to ensure sustainability through life safety, property protection, continuity of operations, environmental protection, and heritage conservation. With the aim to assess sustainable urbanization with the adequacy of fire service provision, interpretations of benchmark assessment BMA are essential to identify the substantial service gaps for up-gradation in the fire service facility. The study assessed fire service availability, proximity, and service area gap using geoinformation technology adopting the GIS tool combined with statistical analysis contexting the case of the typical urban centre of Nagpur city. Response distance approach through Euclidean distance method is adopted along with the network analysis for the evaluation of the actual service area to assess spatial accessibility. Correlation analysis of response distance between the coverage area and the population size through periods fulfills the globally accepted response distance measure of 3 km. Normalization evaluation with ranking assessed the suitability of fire service provision within the city. The application of BMA methodology has the potential to estimate the deficit for the entire country at a fast pace with immediate implications, helping efficiently upgrading the NDMA requirement to build urban resilient infrastructure and in accord with Smart City Mission.
For Bamboo to become a mainstream material of the building industry, as a material of substance; ... more For Bamboo to become a mainstream material of the building industry, as a material of substance; an up scaled value of its utility and its deliverance is where research energies have to be spent. Resolution of primary technical issues make it even more compelling to focus on why bamboo construction is not popular despite possessing qualities needed for structural members in tension. Prima Facie; more than the structural vulnerability, appearance, fire and insect attack proneness affecting durability; it is the resolution of the issue of finance, the legal status and the detailed implementation strategy, that appear to be of a greater urgency. To hand over a dwelling unit to its owner, an extra cost amounting to 28% is incurred in urban areas. The conventional system of a "financed house" becomes financially burdensome and cannot be a solution for the poor. An appropriate Deliverance system for mass housing for the Urban Poor in India, using Bamboo as an Alternative Buildin...
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